tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post3832685880035603525..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Pacific RimAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-90123355413864207142013-07-27T04:24:11.778+00:002013-07-27T04:24:11.778+00:00Oh, there was a love story in there. It was just a...Oh, there was a love story in there. It was just a terribly done one. Remember the final scene when Mako swam to the pod of Raleigh; the cring-worthy sparring between the two; the talk between the two on the platform after their first rift. Come on people, I like the film but let's be honest; Del Toro made a lot of mistakes in this one. Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-71044006087108844032013-07-26T21:18:32.475+00:002013-07-26T21:18:32.475+00:00Actually, I'd argue the "crazy sci-fi min...Actually, I'd argue the "crazy sci-fi mind rift nonsense" (which was the most interesting thing about the film) WAS the love story. Being "drift compatible" seems to basically mean you love each other--the Jaeger pilots are all either family members or romantically involved (the Russians were husband and wife). Which of course provides a nice payoff with the two bickering scientists. <br /><br />I thought turning that into subtext was quite clever and added a whole new dimension to the film Pranksterhttp://www.phantasmictales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-28109281777639019862013-07-25T13:45:23.885+00:002013-07-25T13:45:23.885+00:00There wasn't a love story in the movie though....There wasn't a love story in the movie though. There's hints that Mako and Raleigh might be headed in that direction, but they never get together and the hints take up about 30 seconds of the film.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-20935878407332655842013-07-25T11:09:36.776+00:002013-07-25T11:09:36.776+00:00Pacific Rim is an excellent movie...when the actio...Pacific Rim is an excellent movie...when the action starts! The rest of the time it was total nonsense. If only Del Toro didn't try to put in the stupid love story and crazy sci-fi mind rift nonsense. What a movie it would have been then! Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-79637555442409073042013-07-24T19:28:11.437+00:002013-07-24T19:28:11.437+00:00This was a ton of fun, I saw it in in IMAX 3d, don...This was a ton of fun, I saw it in in IMAX 3d, don't think the 3D added anything (as usual) but IMAX was a definite plus and the sound was unreal. del Toro has freely admitted there are certain elements of kaiju flicks that are frankly expected and he does hit all of those I believe. What sets it apart for me, is that the world it's set in doesn't get destroyed, it's already been at least partially destroyed, and it looks lived in, there isn't the gleaming sleek fascist look to the jaegers, they look used and lived in.alabravahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399939463839265191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-88811383852937855322013-07-24T17:40:05.775+00:002013-07-24T17:40:05.775+00:00Exactly Wert, a total heap of fun. Done with love,...Exactly Wert, a total heap of fun. Done with love, skill and flair. I was 12 years old again and during The Battle of Hong Kong bay I smiled like I haven't smiled since my son's birth!<br /><br />GDT is a treasure, an sci-fi/horror/fantasy auteur. Imagine what he could do with At the Mountains of Madness?Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02071546979497176969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-25696517552525238352013-07-24T16:36:43.491+00:002013-07-24T16:36:43.491+00:00Excellent! Really looking forward to seeing this!Excellent! Really looking forward to seeing this!Raquelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181855641076360454noreply@blogger.com